Vanity hand bag



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Patented May 31, 1927.

UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.v

'LYMAN D. HALL, 0F NEW YORILN. Y.

VANITY HAND BAG.

Application ined February 1o, '1927. seriai No. 167,185.

This invention relates to an article intended for personal use, in the form of manikin or figure, which is so constructed and :rrranged as to constitute a purse or hand-bag of convenient form," which utilitarian feature does not, however, materially detract fromv Access is had to this pocket through a slit preferably running longitudinally of the body, and this slit'is preferably closed by a self-locking fastening device, -which is commercially known as lock-tight.

According to the present invention, the manually operable part of the self-locking device may constitute an essential part of the figure as, for instance, the tail,and further this manually operated part may comprise a sound-producing element adapted to make a noise in imitation of the animal which may be used for amusement purposes and also to indicate when the self-locking device ris being opened by an unauthorized person, for

in such case the unauthorized person would grasp the manually operable part and cause the sound-producing device to operate. l

Other features and a'dvantageswill hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings, which show one form of the present invention, that at present preferred- Figure 1 is a longitudinal view partly in section, showing the article and its construction, vand particularly the pocket for receptacles into which articles may be placed to be carried.

Fig. 2 is a top'plan view of the article, showing the self-locking fastening device open to give access tothe pocket.

Fig. 3 is a perspectlve view, showing how the article is carried. i The article of the present invention, as

above indicated, is neither solely a purse or hand bag for utilitarian purposes, nor is it solely a novelty or toy for ornamental purposes.l Yet, it has the attractiveness of a novelty or toy and the usefulness of a hand bag or purse. vcnience, be called a bag hereinafter.

'IIeretofore, ligure toys havebeen made,

and at' times it has been the vogue for women and children to carry these toys, much as it is now the vogue for such persons to carry smallv dogs known as toy dogs because of their small size. Also, as is well known, it

lis a practically universal custom for women tohcarry bags and purses', not only for thel utilitarlan purposes but also for their omamental effects.

lith this in mind,the article ofthe present invention was evolved, and this article, as above stated, serves both asa toy'to be carried and as an attractive and novel'handbag or purse. This is accomplished by constructing and arranging the figure toy s0 that portions of it are made relatively stili' so that it may be conveniently handled and held on ,the arm' ofthe user as a live dog would, and so that the main or body portion of the figure is hollow to form a pocket for holding articles such as would be carried` ordinarily in a hand-bag or purse.

` In the accompanying drawings, the figuretoy is shown as a dog made of velvet or other fur-like cloth 8 sewed to provide a hollow form 9. Of course, the article may be made 1n the form of other animals and of other materials, if desired.

The head 10 of the figure-toy may bel made in any suitable way and may have a stuffing 11 of cotton-battin or excelsioror other suitable material, an this stuffing 11 preferably extends. into and through the neck 12 sufficiently to keep the head from dangling unnaturally when the article is beving held on the arm of the user, as shown 1n Fig. 3. The fore'leg's 13 and hind legs It will, however, for con=` 14 are filled with cotton wads 15, so as to present a more or less natural appearance according to the amount of work and material which can be expended on the article, commensurate with its sale price. The shape of the legs 13 and 14, however, and the filling wads 15 should extend high enough and should'be suiiiciently substantial and solid so that the article may be conveniently handled; conveniently held on the arm, as`

shown in Fig. 3, with the .fore legs 13 above the arm and the hind legs 14 below the arm, the mid-section or body 16 being held between the arm and the body of the user; and will not fall in a shapeless mass when laid down.

The mid-section 16, or bod is, according` to thisl invention, left un lled so as to provide a pocket 17 for the reception of such articles as are usually carried in a hand-bag or vanity case, such as handkerchiefs, a purse, compact, etc. The ocket 17 is preferably defined and beauti ed by a suitable lining 18, such as of silk. This lining 1.8 may be so made that the entire pocket 17 1s used, or only so much thereof as desired. f

At this point it should be noted that articles, such as ahandkerchief carried in the pocket, tend` to lill out the body of the figure p and make it appear more natural.

c Yet, the pocket should preferably be of such size that 1n ordinary use the insertion of these articles does not distend the body parts 16 or even completely fill it out, for the article is more conveniently carried when the mid-sec tion or body1 is pliant or yielding.

Access is slit or opening 19, preferably extending longitudinally of the body 16, and ,this-may be closed by a band or other conveniently closing means. Preferably, however, the sides of the slit 19 are connected to opposite sides of an interlocking fastening device 20 comprising interlocking catches 21 and a iinger-piece 22 adapted, as usual, to cam the Icatches into and outof interlocking relation vwith each other when the finger-piece 22 is drawn along the catches in one direction or the other. When the slit 19 is closed by the operation of the inger-piece 22, the pocket is safely closed against the loss of even the smallest article which it would ordinarily contain.

Preferably, the slit 19 extends along the longitudinal center of the body 16 at what would be either the bell or back (as shown) of the figure. When't is is done, it is advantageous to connect the tail 23 of the figure to the linger-piece 22 and have the interlocking catches 21 so arranged that they are interlocked by movement of the fingerpiece from the fore-quarter to the hind-quarter of the ligure, and then terminate in such position that the tail 23, connected to the finger-piece 22, will be located in its natural pla-ce when the slit 19 is closed.

It should be understood that the present invention is not limited in its more specific aspects to the precise location of the slit 19, to the means of closing it, or the use of the tail 23 as the manually operated part. For, while the arrangements described are eX- tremely advantageous, the slit. 19 may be otherwise arranged, and any other eXtremity.or appendage of the ligure or another extra part may be used to operate the interlocking catches with good results.

This invention also embraces, along with ad tothe pocket 17 through a the other features referred to and in combination therewith, a device for makin a^ noise in imitation of the barking of a og, ora sound made by an animal represented by the figure.

This means preferably islocated in some appendage as, for instance, the tail 23, and may comprise a rubber bulb 211 connected to a pipe 25 containing a reed 26 or other vibrating body. When the bulb 24 is 75 squeezed,` air is forced through the pipe to cause vibration of the reed 26 with the result that a sound is produced.

The sound-producing or barking device may be used for amusement purposes. It is so particularly advantageous in its arrangement with the other parts of the article, for, when located inthe tail 23 and when ,thel tail is the part grasped by hand when opening the pocket, a person tampering with the article may be easily detected, because when the tail 23 is grasped ,to open the slit 19v the sound-producing device operates to give an alarm.

Variations and modifications may be made in accordance with this invention, and portions vof the improvements may be made without others. c

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and for which it is desired 'to obtain Letters-Patent, is

1. A" hand-bag comprising an animalshape in the form of a quadruped made of fur or fur-like material in hollow form and having fore legs and hind legs and head loo stuffed so as to be-semi-solid and its midsection or body portion unlstuiied and pliant, the mid-section being provided with an article receiving pocket adapted vto be partially iilled with articles placed therein to -its mid-section between the arm and the body of the user.

2. A hand-bag comprising an animalshape 1n the form of a quadruped made of 115 fur or fur-like material in hollow .form and havlng fore legs andhind legs and head stuffed so as to be semi-solid and its midse'ction or body portion unstuii'ed and pliant, the mid-section being provided with an article receiving pocket adapted to be partially filled with articles placed therein to give the mid-section a natural appearance, the anlmal-shape being formed with fore legs extending 'from the body so as to over- 125 11e .the arm of the user and` thus prevent accidental displacement when the article is coniined at its mid-section between the arm and the body of the user.

3. A hand-bag comprising an animalshape 'in the form of a quadruped madeof fur or ur-like material in hollow form' and having fore legs and hind legs and head stued so as to be semi-solid and its midsection o'r body 'portion unstued and pliant, the mid-*section being provided with a slit extending longitudinally thereof, the fore legs extendin from the body so as to overlie the arm o the user and" thus `prevent accidental displacement when the arti,-

cle is confined at its mid-section between thearm and the body of the user, 'a lining in hence said pocket to retainl said articles therein.

Signedat New York, inthe county of 20 New York, and State of New York, this 8th day of February, 1927.V

LYMAN D. ieulLL. 

